Sometimes young birds need to be housed outside without a broody to keep them warm. The solution is a cold brooder.I use ones made from large seedling trays and cotton mop heads (cheap from the reject shop).In the pen the top of the brooder is kept clean by sandwiching a layer of newspaper between the 'Mop Mummy' and a second tray.They may need a little training to snuggle under it for the first couple of nights. The height can be simply raised as the chicks grow, by using longer legs cut from a larger diameter water pipe and simply slipping them over the original ones

Today we finished installing the personal care facility in the orchard. The ducks and goose are installed in temporary accommodation while the engineer and the site supervisor complete the permanent housing.The bath is plumbed in and out and is surrounded with bread crates for mud control. There is a double seedling tray under the ramp filled with charcoal to help with water purity (same principle as biological filters in a fish pond).

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